Display-rack.



. S. HIMMEL.

DISPLAY mom APPL l-CATlO-N FILED APR. 9. 1'93'5.

Q Patented Apr. 8, 1919.

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Be it known that I, SoLoMoNHnrMnn, a citizen offthe United States,residing at Baltimore, in theStateof Maryland, lave invented new anduseful Improvements in Display-Racks, of which the-following isaspecification.

This invention an" improved fdisplay.

rack of the rotary inclosedtype, in which the articles to be displayed,are carried. by a suitable rack membermounted to rotate within a caseorcabinet. p One of the objects of the invention is to provide a case orcabinet with a rack n'e'mber, mounted to rotate upon a horizontal axis,andparticularly"adapted for thedis play of garments, although not,limited in this particular. -A further object is to provide means forautomatically returning the rack member to a predetermined positionWithin the case or cabinet, after it has been partially rotated andreleased. A further object is to provide means for locking the rackmember at any desired point in its 'rotation.

The invention set forth and particularly pointed out the claims. y Inthe accompanying drawing z i rack constructed in accordance with myinvention. view thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail view illustrating thelockingdevice. Fig. 4 is'a detail view of the device form'ain'tainingthe rack member in its normal position. ff f Referring tothe drawing, 10 designates ,a case or cabinet of any preferred"construction, the same being illustrated" as-comprising a base and topunitedby "end panels" 11, and a back panel 12, all o-f glass, and pro{Specification of Lerter f a- .v lower/ ends of the o members 15. areenlarged to provide weight-' i ed portions '17, which serveto normallymaintain the supporting members in a ,vcr 6Q ltlcal'lposition, I

' standard 16.

portions 17 arranged in counterbalanced that the necessary. will behereinafter fully jswings the same forwar rods 21;;11115' bringing saidFigure 1 isa front elevation of a display Fig 2' is a transversesectional garment supporting supporting p 7 with the supportingrod'sustamed 111 afmiddle position, between, the

oftheweight of-the portionsl7, to conform to. difference in weightofgarments of difi'erp *ent styles or characteristics, the enlargedare'provided with openings 18 v pairs, to receive depending lugs orextensions 19, of removable weights 20. In addition the rack to itsnormal position after being rocked on its pivotal supports andthenreleased, the weighted'portions 17 also serve to counterbalance theweight of the. clothing "supported by ethe rack.

rack is automaticallyfireturned to normal positionwithout shock,- and:the use of stops to limit'the pivotal movement of the rack. isrendered,un-"

In operation, when it is desired to in: spect or remove a garmentsupported by the rod 14, the operator grasps said. rod and d upon thepivot roldto the front of itheipyaise Where an of h ga ment SllP I 7ported thereby may be read ly inspected, and the desired selectionconvenientlyimade. In order to maintain jtherodf 14C inQits forwardposition, one of the standards 16. is

provided with' an arcuate" locking member '22Qhav1 nga' slot curved on.a r'adius concena i ar the page than, saidrod havingpassed't'herethrough' the'threaded stem '23 of a clamping member carriedby the con-- tiguous "rod'or supporting member 115. A

v clamping nut working Iupon the'stem 23 vided with a front openingclosed by sliding p V usted positlon; When the serves] to lock the rackmember inany adrack member is released, and free to rock upon" the pivotrods 21, the garment supporting rod is rei turned to its normal positionwithin the -f "case, through the action of thefweightedv I portions 17,the return movement being son ofithegarments too nearly approximatringthe same Weight as said weighted porof suflicient size to secure tions',weights 20, thedesired-result are attached to said, portions 17.; j

in PatentedApr. 8,1919; hpplicatipn filed'npril 9,1915, Serial Roi20,261

In order to permit 'varylng to. their function of returning 70 Saidweightis so 75 I I g thus ex plai'ned the nature of my invention, anddescribed an operative'manrod to a neutral position without shock afterbeing rocked from said position and released. Y

' pending po'rtions, and means engaging said 2. A display rack of thecharacter de scribed comprising a rack member provided with a garmentsupporting rod having dedepending portions between the ends thereof torotatably support the rack member, the lower free'ends' of saiddepending portions being weighted to return the rack member to apredetermined position when rotated upon its support and released, and

' weights removably attached to said depending portions.

3. A display rack of the character described comprising a rack memberprovided with a garment supporting rod, means for pivotally supportingsaid rack member to permit the same to swing freely at all times, meansfor automatically returning said rack bar to a predetermined positionwhen rocked with 'a garment supp'ortingrod, means for from its normalposition and released, and

means'for temporarily holding said rack member against rotation underthe action of said automatic means.

7 A display rack of the character descrlbed comprising a rack memberprovided pivotally supporting said rack member 'to Gopisjof this patentmay be Obtained for permit'the same to swing freely at all times,means'for automatically'returning said rack bartoa predeterminedposition when rocked from its normal position and released, means clampmember.

5. The combination with a case or cabinet of standards located withinthe case or cabinet contiguous to the end walls thereof, to provideclearance between the standards and the ends of'the case to accommodatesliding doors, a garment supporting rod having depending supportingmembers pivotally connected to said standards, and counter-balancingmeans carried by the lower end of said depending members forautomatically returning said rod to a neutral vertical position withoutshock after being rocked from a position within the case.

6. A display rack of the character described comprising spaced apartstandards, a rack member provided with a garment supporting rod havingdepending portions provided with weighted lower ends, pivot pinsattached to said depending portions and rotatably engaging saidstandards, and means for locking said rack member against pivotalmovement.

7. A display rack of the character described comprising spaced apartstandards, a rack member provided with a garment supporting rod havingdepending portions provided with weighted lower ends, pivot pinsattached to said depending portions and rotatably engaging saidstandards, and weights removably engaging said weighted ends.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

SOLOMON HIMMEL. l Vitn'esses CHAS. HOLMES, STEPHEN CAMPBELL.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

